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Fiji military chief outlines commitment to end coup culture
This is the assurance given by the military chief Ratu Jone Kalouniwai following the presidential pardon of the main instigator of the May 2000 coup and the leader of the November 2000 mutiny. Audio
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RSE changes: employers win, Pacific workers lose
26 Sep 2024RSE employers were upbeat about the policy changes which will help to reduce their costs of participation, a key outcome that employers and industry groups have been lobbying for.
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Return to normal maybe some time away at Kokoda
26 Sep 2024The Kokoda Trail, the route used by Australian troops in the Second World War in Papua New Guinea, and the site of many fierce battles, remains shut down by landowners.
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PNG Court hands down severe sentences for drug smugglers
26 Sep 2024Four people connected with a so-called 'black-flight' from Papua New Guinea, intending to deliver a huge quantity of cocaine to Australia, have been sentenced in the National Court.
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Pasifika students command the stage with slam poetry
26 Sep 2024"What about the great things that happen in a South Auckland garage? In 2024, my brothers and I are planning for greatness, in a South Auckland garage," De La Salle College students.
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'Accelerate efforts without delay': Nauru president on deep sea mining
President David Adeang has told global leaders at the United Nations that the world will miss out on decarbonising the planet if deep sea mining does not start immediately.
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NASA predicts 15cm of sea-level rise in the next 30 years
26 Sep 2024NASA also said this amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years. Audio
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Pacific news in brief for 26 September
26 Sep 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including housing affordability concerns in Fiji.
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Tourist arrivals help Pacific economic growth - ADB
The economic prospects of the Pacific are primarily determined by PNG and Fiji, collectively accounting for 90 percent of the subregion's GDP. Audio
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SIDs make a stand on statehood regardless of sea-level rise
"Our states, maritime zones, and rights remain intact under international law, no matter the rising seas; we are here to stay." Audio
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The penny drops - police arrest alleged coin machine thieves
26 Sep 2024Northern Marianas Police have apprehended two suspects in the theft of a coin machine in Saipan last month.
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Speight seems unlikely to seek political role - academic
Victoria University political scientist Jon Fraenkel has ruled out the possibility of the treasonist starting a new political career or joining Sitiveni Rabuka's People's Alliance Party ranks. Audio
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Do you remember - the 24th night of September
25 Sep 2024Analysis - In an atmosphere of uneasy calm, the highly symbolic day of 24 September was marked by events throughout New Caledonia. Audio
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NZ Army takes part in tactical training in Fiji
25 Sep 2024Exercise Cartwheel is an annual RFMF-US Army Pacific bilateral exercise designed to train, assess and build light infantry and combat support warfighting capability.
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PNG producer lobbying to get more out of kava
25 Sep 2024Ocean Kava Limited managing director Bilaki Enape Waizepa said currently PNG can only send roots to Fiji, but not the finished product. Audio
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Two inmates in Naboro prison end hunger strike over kitchen dispute
The Fiji Corrections Service said the two prisoners, who were employed in the facility's kitchen, were temporary removed from their duties following a dispute over the handling of food supplies.
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Buffet appointment welcomed in French Pacific territories
25 Sep 2024François-Noël Buffet as the new minister for French Overseas has been mostly welcomed in the French Pacific.
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Pacific news in brief for 25 September
25 Sep 2024A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a call for traditional customs to have a role in Samoa's drug fight.
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Oceans on verge of becoming too acidic to sustain life - report
25 Sep 2024The report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research details nine factors that are crucial for regulating the planet's ability to sustain life.
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Kiribati increasingly in the grip of 'authoritarianism' says Tessie Lambourne
Kiribati is preparing for a presidential election next month, but all four candidates chosen by parliament, are from the dominant party in the new parliament, the Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP).
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Political pressure, bribes, self-censorship 'greatest threats' to Pacific media freedom
24 Sep 2024Palau top, Nauru last in inaugural 2023 Pacific Media Freedom Index of region's 14 island countries.
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Fiji launches white paper on foreign policy
The document "explains how Fiji sees itself" and how it would like to "present itself" to the global community, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said while launching the white paper on Monday.
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Fiji Rugby fallout: More Flying Fijians speak out against union
24 Sep 2024Senior members of the Flying Fijians team, including some who played at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, have reportedly called for drastic changes at the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU).
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Samoan community in diaspora films make a splash at Pacific Cinewaves
Four films capturing the lives of the Samoan community in the US have been included in Visual Communications' Pacific Cinewaves event in Carson City. Audio
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